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Below we are discussing three companies that have given good revenue performances for the period ending 31 December 2019. These companies Franchise Brands Plc, GVC Holdings Plc and Hansard Global plc belong to three diversified sectors of multi-brand franchising, sports betting & gaming and financial services have been able to beat the difficult trading environment of 2019. Though their performance for the forthcoming year would be something to look out for given the coronavirus scare that has gripped the world since the beginning of the year 2020.
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Franchise Brands Plc
Franchise Brands Plc (LON:FRAN) is a United Kingdom domiciled multiband franchisor company. The company has a combined network of 450 franchises in 12 countries. The company currently has four principal franchise brands -Ovenclean, ChipsAway, BakingMad and MetroRod. Each of these brands is a leader in their respective categories with long trading history.
The shares of the company were first admitted to the London Stock Exchange on 05 August 2016. There they are identified and traded with the ticker name FRANÂ on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) segment of the London Stock Exchange. The shares of the company are part of the FTSE AIM All-share index.
Results Update.
The company on 05 March 2020 came out with an update on the full-year financial results of the company for the year ended on 31 December 2019
- The company reported a revenue of £ 44.00 million during the year, compared to revenue of £ 35.5 million for the year 2018, thus registering a growth of 24 per cent.
- The basic earnings per share of the company for the year stood at 3.48 pence, whereas for the year 2018 it stood at 2.99 pence per share, registering a growth of 16 per cent.
- The board of the company recommended a dividend of 0.65 pence per share which takes the total dividend for the year to 0.95 pence per share.
Franchise Brands Plc Stock Trading Performance at The London Stock Exchange
Source- Thomson Reuters
On 06 March 2020, the shares of the Franchise Brands Plc were trading on the London Stock Exchange at GBX 118.99, and the company had a market capitalisation of £102.14 million at the time of writing of this report.
The shares of the company have touched a price of GBX 155.00 on the higher side and a price of GBX 67.10 on the lower side in the past 52 weeks of trading on the exchange.
The traded volumes of the stocks Franchise Brands Plc on 06 March 2020 at the time of writing this report stood at 65,514; the stock's average daily traded volume over the past five days stood at 91,989.40, over the past 30 days it stood at - 51,347.23 and over a period of past 90 days it stood at â 45,775.23. The stock has a beta of 0.69, which, compared against the benchmark index, represents lower volatility. In the last one month period, the shares have given a -11.68 per cent return, and on a year to date basis, they have given a return of +1.98 per cent.
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Outlook
The year 2019 has been a particularly successful year for the company when the company has been able to deliver a 24 per cent growth in its revenue. At the beginning of the current year, the company has not yet witnessed any effects of the coronavirus scare on its revenues, but it is vigilant. The company expects to build on the momentum gained in 2019 in the current year as well.
GVC Holdings Plc
GVC Holdings Plc (LON:GVC) is an Isle of Man-incorporated sports-betting and gaming group. The company owns some of the leading brands in the gaming industry and is one of the largest sports betting and gaming groups in the world. The company's operations are differentiated in five operating segments, namely Online, UK Retail, European Retail, Other and Corporate.
The shares of the company were first admitted to the London Stock Exchange on 20 March 2014. There they are identified and traded with the ticker name GVC on the Premium main market segment of the London Stock Exchange. The shares of the company are part of the FTSE 250 index.
Results Update.
The company on 05 March 2020 came out with an update on the full-year financial results of the company for the year ending on 31 December 2019.
- The company reported a revenue of £3,600.5 million during the year, compared to revenue of £ 2,935.2 million for the year 2018.
- The diluted loss per share of the company for the year stood at 26.4 pence, whereas for the year 2018 it stood at a loss of 12.2 pence per share.
- The board of the company recommended a dividend of 35.2 pence per share while it had declared a dividend of 32.0 pence per share for the year 2018.
GVC Holdings Plc Stock Trading Performance at The London Stock Exchange
Source- Thomson Reuters
On 06 March 2020, the shares of the GVC Holdings Plc were trading on the London Stock Exchange at GBX 775.80, and the company had a market capitalisation of £4.60 billion at the time of writing of this report.
The shares of the company have touched a price of GBX 956.80 on the higher side and a price of GBX 504.00 on the lower side in the past 52 weeks of trading on the exchange.
The traded volumes of the stocks GVC Holdings Plc on 06 March 2020 at the time of writing this report stood at 1,984,690; the stock's average traded volume over the past five days stood at 2,924,814.60, over the past 30 days it stood at - 2,229,911.20 and over a period of past 90 days it stood at â 2,093,170.01. The stock has a beta of 0.66, which, when compared against the benchmark index, represents lower volatility. In the last one month period, the shares have given a -11.99 per cent return, and on a year to date basis, they have given a return of -10.65 per cent.
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Outlook
The company has delivered a flat revenue performance during the year. However, it has suffered a loss for the year. Despite the loss, the company is distributing a higher dividend for the year than it had given for 2018.
Hansard Global Plc
Hansard Global plc (LON:HSD) is an Isle of Man domiciled financial services company. Its primary business is to provide long term savings solutions to its clients. The company directly deals with and helps financial advisors to extend value-added service to its clients and provides them with long term investment products as well as life assurance products.
The shares of the company were first admitted to the London Stock Exchange on 18 December 2006. There they are identified and traded with the ticker name HSDÂ on the Premium main market segment of the London Stock Exchange. The shares of the company are part of the FTSE AllSmall index.
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Results Update.
The company on 05 March 2020 came out with the half-year financial results of the company for the period ending on 31 December 2019.
- The company reported new business sales of £80.1 million during H1FY20, which is a growth of 8 per cent over the reported new business sales for H1FY19.
- The IFRS profit of the company for the period stood at £6 million, whereas for H1FY19 it stood at £3.0 million.
- The board of the company recommended an interim dividend of 1.8 pence per share while for H1FY19 dividend declared was 1.8 pence per share.
Hansard Global Plc Stock Trading Performance at The London Stock Exchange
Source- Thomson Reuters
On 06 March 2020, the shares of the Hansard Global plc were trading on the London Stock Exchange at GBX 39.725, and the company had a market capitalisation of £59.84 million at the time of writing of this report.
The shares of the company have touched a price of GBX 49.00 on the higher side and a price of GBX 35.00 on the lower side in the past 52 weeks of trading on the exchange.
The traded volumes of the stocks Hansard Global Plc on 06 March 2020 at the time of writing this report stood at 80,411; the stock's average daily traded volume over the past five days stood at 45,723.20, over the past 30 days it stood at - 35,153.13 and over a period of past 90 days it stood at â 49,252.87. The stock has a beta of 0.47 which, when compared against the benchmark index, represents lower volatility. In the last one month period, the shares have given a -3.33 per cent return, and on a year to date basis, they have given a return of +3.69 per cent.
Outlook
For the first half of 2020, the company has given a good performance, but the impact from the coronavirus scare would be visible in its books in the second half of the year. The company, however, is progressing on developing its business in Japan and is developing its distribution partners there.
